18 May 1920

United States
13 Sep 1920

United States
  • USS R-5 departed Newport, Rhode Island, United States for a scheduled overhaul at Norfolk, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase [R-5 | Newport, Rhode Island | CPC]
20 Jun 1922

United States
17 Dec 1941

Photo(s) dated 17 Dec 1941
Aerial view of Goat Island in Narragansett Bay and within the City of Newport, Rhode Island, United States which became home to the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ordnance Naval Torpedo Factory in 1869.
10 Mar 1943

United States
  • USS Hoe departed Newport, Rhode Island, United States and arrived at New London, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Hoe | Newport, Rhode Island | CPC]
1 Jul 1951

United States
  • At the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, Joseph Rochefort began translating Japanese documents relating to the Battle of Leyte Gulf. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | Newport, Rhode Island | CPC]
19 Mar 1971

United States
  • The Edwin T Layton Chair of Naval Intelligence was established at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island to honor Rear Admiral Edwin Layton. ww2dbase [Edwin Layton | Newport, Rhode Island | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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